An African American woman who was the victim of eugenic sterilization has endorsed Senator Ted Cruz for president. Elaine Riddick, who was sterilized by the State of North Carolina without her knowledge or consent after she was raped and delivered her son as a teen told Live Action News that she is endorsing Senator Ted Cruz because he values life.

“Euphemisms and sterilization target code words, for example, “feebleminded”, were used to describe Black women like me,” Riddick wrote in an Op-Ed.

“I was forcibly sterilized at the age of 14 years under North Carolina’s inhumane forced sterilization policy. A policy that was derived from Margaret Sanger’s Planned Parenthood population control handbook, which spread across the United States by her loyal band of eugenicists and lobbying our elected officials.”

Shortly after this interview Elaine Riddick testified before the North Carolina State Legislature in a successful effort to receive compensation for the sterilization. “They cut me open like I was a hog,” Elaine Riddick testified tearfully. Riddick told the lawmakers that her only crime was being poor, BLACK, and from a bad home environment.

North Carolina was not the only state whose eugenics programs were influenced by friends of Sanger or Planned Parenthood. In some parts of the country, Planned Parenthood was closely associated with these state eugenics boards and was often a referral agency for them.

Riddick told Live Action News that any politician who supports abortion and Planned Parenthood would never get her support. This is why she has been an outspoken advocate of Ted Cruz rather than Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump.

“I think that Ted Cruz is good because he is young and knows the suffering of people. He is about life, he is pro-life. Black people’s chances of survival with Ted Cruz is maybe 98%. But with Hillary it is about 5% because of the abortions she supports.”

Elaine Riddick speaks about eugenics at pro-life rally

Riddick is referring to the high rate of abortion within the African American community. As a victim of eugenics herself, Riddick is convinced that the Black community had been targeted with population control specifically abortion. And the data backs up those suspicions. Research shows that family planning centers and abortion facilities often set up their locations in or near minority communities. In 2011, stats published by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) revealed that almost 56% of all abortions reported for race were done on minority women. According to the latest report dated November 27, 2015, in 2012, over 55% of abortions reported for race/ethnicity were performed on Black or Hispanic women. According to those stats, Black women had the highest abortion rate (27.8 abortions per 1,000 women aged 15–44 years) and accounted for 36.7% of abortions reported for race/ethnicity.

“Planned Parenthood’s fundamental strategy for Population Control of Black and low income women was forced sterilizations and abortions,” Riddick points out. She said that in essence “Black people are dammed if you do and dammed if you don’t” in this country. For Riddick, Blacks are either a target on the streets or a target in the womb and she believes that a person who values life in the womb, will value all life.

“In order to come out of that dilemma it is Ted Cruz all the way.”

Riddick is very critical of the Democrat Presidential Candidates as well most notably Hillary Clinton whom she says once praised Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood:

“Margaret Sanger persistently dehumanized Blacks, low-income children, the disabled, mentally ill, immigrants, and impoverished women, by classifying them as “human weeds”, “spawning… human beings who never should have been born”.”

“Are you kidding me? He supports Planned Parenthood – bottom line. He supports taking and killing of Black lives. Anybody that supports Planned Parenthood, then, it’s not about human life. Donald Trump is definitely not pro-life. He said he’s a pro-lifer- he’s a liar. He’s not a pro-lifer if he supports Planned Parenthood.”

“Same thing with Hillary Clinton. She is lynching us in the womb,” she added.

Sen. Ted Cruz

As a Black woman, Riddick sees no other option beside Cruz, whom she said she loves because of his stand for life:

“I love Cruz because he stands for life- number one. Anybody that stands for life deserves to have the chance. He will be a protector of all lives. He is the most awesome Christian. When you stand for life you have a heart. The other people they are gutless and will slip on a dime. Talk about betrayal – they will betray you.”

On Wednesday’s Fox News Town Hall, 2016 presidential candidate Senator Ted Cruz responded to the recent indictment of two pro-lifers who exposed Planned Parenthood’s baby parts operation. The Harris County DA’s Office, whose staff member once served on a Planned Parenthood board, brought the charges against Center for Medical Progress investigators David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt.

Cruz told Megyn Kelly that he would pardon the pro-life journalists if he is elected as president.

Cruz called Planned Parenthood’s operation “vast criminal conduct” and a “national criminal enterprise committing multiple felonies” and praised the pro-lifers from the Center for Medical Progress as performing an “incredible public service.”

Cruz promised that if elected president, “On the very first day in office I intend to instruct the US Justice Department to open an investigation into Planned Parenthood and to prosecute any and all criminal conduct by that organization.”

Cruz disagreed with Donald Trump’s assertion that the abortion giant does a lot of good.

“I don’t think a criminal enterprise taking the lives of unborn children is wonderful in any way shape or form and I don’t think they should get federal tax payer dollars,” he said.

“The biggest problem I have with Planned Parenthood is the abortion situation. I mean it’s like an abortion factory frankly and you can’t have it! And You just shouldn’t be funding it. It should not be funded by the government,” Trump said previously on CNN’s “New Day.”

Tiesday, on Fox’s Bill O’Reilly show, Trump emphasized his called for Planned Parenthood to be defunded:

“I’m not supporting Planned Parenthood…I’m against Planned Parenthood…totally against. I’m against it…A lot of people say its an abortion clinic I’m opposed to that. I wouldn’t do any funding as long as they’re doing abortions and they are performing abortions so I would be totally opposed to funding,” he said.

In early August, the Senate failed in their effort to stop the use of taxpayer funds to Planned Parenthood. Instead, Republican leadership blocked a recorded vote on amendments to defund Planned Parenthood. The call for defunding reached a crescendo following the release of several videos by The Center for Medical Progress, exposing Planned Parenthood’s horrific operation of baby parts harvesting.

Last night as I watched the FOX GOP Debate with the “top ten” presidential candidates, I tweeted some of their remakes as they unfolded.

Ted Cruz debate recap:

Ted Cruz on ISIS:

Marco Rubio debate abortion:

After the Debate:

Scott Walker abortion exceptions debate

Walker debate recap

Megyn Kelly asks Donald Trump, “When did you actually become a Republican?”
also abortion and women:

Carly Fiorina – Rick Perry on Donald Trump

Trump and Rand Paul spar and Kasich on gay marriage in Debate

Mike Huckabee on same sex marriage and abortion

Ben Carson on Terrorsim

Ben Carson’s closing statement: Brain and Washington DC

Megyn Kelly spars with Donald Trump on women:

Trump would run Independent on debate:

Chris Christie and Rand Paul on Patriot Act and privacy – terrorism

TWEET TEXT:

Ben Carson

I am only one to take out half a brain although if you go to Wash looks like someone beat me to it #GOPDebate funny!
Carson on Hillary counts on ppl being uninformed #Alinsky model useful Idiots – #GOPDebate says he believes ppls are smart !
Base tax on tithing – proportional tax system get rid of deductions and loopholes
on #terrorism I wouldn’t broadcast to everyone what we are going to do – no such thing as politically correct war
Bully pulpit place 2 start 2 heal race divide strength of America comes in unity we are USA – race does not define us
Most important for next #POTUS is to “have a brain”

Senator Ted Cruz

first thing I will do is rescind illegal ex orders of #Obama and open investigation of Planned Parenthood
we see lots of campaign conservatives but if we are going to win we need consistent conservation #GOPDebate reads scripture daily
“if you join #ISIS and wage Jihad on America you are signing your death warrant”
Ted Cruz on #ISIS ” we won’t defeat radical Islamic Terrorists so long as we have POTUS fearful to utter the words
I will always tell the truth

Senator Marco Rubio

God had blessed us with many candidates while dems can’t even find one!
Historians will look back and back on us and call us barbarians for #abortion
I have never advocated #rape exception on #abortion law to protect unborn exists called Constitution
even tax code 4 small businesses have regulatory budget repeal and replace #ObamaCare repeal Dodd-Frank
Feds will use common core to force down local throats !
Campaign supposed to be about future not past if I am nominee I we will be party of future
Is this is resume competition #Hillary will be next prez

Gov. Scott Walker

God calls us to follow his will and I hope to do the same living life as testament to His faith!
Voters elected me for 3rd time unemployment was 8% now below 6% ppl like #Hillary thinks U grow economy by growing Wash
I met with Saudi leaders greatest challenge – disengagement of America we are leading from behind
I defuned Planned Parenthood long B4 videos came out
I believe that is an unborn child in need of protection

we don’t need to fund enemies and Israel is a priority to keep them strong and safe
71% of federal spending entitlements and debt #GOPDebate
I’m only person who has filed applications under Patriot Act

Gov. Mike Huckabee

military not social experiment purpose is to protect America
on Iran – we got nothing we didn’t even get 4 hostages out when someone points gun to head and loads take seriously
#FairTax is paid by everyone #pimps #prostitutes #illegals #drug dealers a like
gov should change their retirement program or not have one instead of taking from #socialsecurity
on #FairTax 60 million on Social Security Gov took the money out of their checkbook!!
Federal gov puts mandates on states – beyond jurisdiction of constitution #EPA #IRS #GOPDebate move power back
Time 2 Do something more bold invoke 5th and 14th amendment on abortion

Senator Rand Paul

I don’t want marriage or my guns registered in Washington and ppl who have religious opinions gov should not interfere
on Iran you have to negotiate from position of strength Obama gave too much away how do you get them to comply
Paul to Christie” I don’t trust Obama I know you gave him a big hug…”
I want 2 collect more records f/ #Terrorists and less from honest #Americans proud to stand 4 #BillofRights
Shouldn’t fund our enemies

Donald Trump

when you have ppl cutting Christians heads off, ppl at border, no time for tone get job done #GOPDebate #ISIS
I have evolved on abortion like Ronald Reagan but what does he mean? http://wp.me/ptUz8-90K #GOP #GOPDebate #prolife
on company bankruptcy lenders not babies they are total killers tells #ChrisWallace your living in world of make believe
gets snarky with #Chriswallace
I have never gone bankrupt BTW
defensive on dem giving
system broken When they call I give and they are there for me
on single payer – it works…wants private system #GOPDebate / #ObamaCare #prolife
I was only one on stage to oppose #Iraq war
on ObamaCare “disaster” was for single payer system years ago
“Border patrol leaders stupid +and Mexican gov smarter- send bad ones over b/c they don’t want to pay for them”
“if it weren’t for me you wouldn’t be talking illegal #immigration” #GOPDebate #debate Build a wall Drugs go out/ money in
#Trump on Mexico up !!
I don’t have time for total political correctness

Gov. Jeb Bush

says Trumps language is divisive – won’t win dividing country with optimistic message
brags he defunded Planned Parenthood “my record as a pro-life Gov is not in dispute did 4 end of life issue as well” #GOPDebate
on Planned Parenthood and #Bloomberg which gave millions to #PP basically admits he never looked at their budget #GOPDebate
invokes “children will suffer” line on Common Core – what a joke #GOPDebate #Education #prolife
on Common Core I’m for higher standards with abundant school choice blah…blah…blah…#GOPDebate didn’t say locals / parents have say Jeb on Iraq: “It was a mistake”
“Majority of ppl coming here illegally have no option” #Immigration #GOP #Debate says eliminate sanctuary cities
I’m my own man
Bar is higher for me

Gov. John Kasich

“America is a miracle county”
I just attended a gay wedding #GOPDebate but says he supports traditional marriage
“everybody has a right to their God-given purpose”